# Benagarya Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Benagarya

Benagarya is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,434 people in 837 households**, the 5th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 3,434people (2011)
- 837households
- 95.0%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benagarya

Of every 100 households in Benagarya in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Benagarya · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**62%

Tap water ****53%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**14%

Use banking services ****89%**

**64%

Television ****90%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**13%

Own their home ****75%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Benagarya?

■ Benagarya · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**936

Working population ****30.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 93.3% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 999 (94%) · **■** Marginal 39 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Salanpur

- Salanpur4,739 people
- Ethora4,547 people
- Jemari4,321 people
- Khudika3,630 people
- Ghiadoba3,388 people
- Shyamdi3,265 people
- Basudebpur3,098 people
- Pithakiari2,782 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benagarya?3,434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benagarya in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benagarya?95.0% (Census 2011)